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The Secured Finance Network (SFNet) Member Directors have elected and the Executive Committee has approved the FY26 SFNet Management Committee and Executive Committee members. In addition, the Secured Finance Foundation (SFFound) Member Donors have elected and the SFFound Board has approved the FY26 SFFound Board and Officers. These roles are essential to SFNet’s and SFFound’s governance process and to shaping the future of the organizations. SFNet encourages volunteers to join the committees listed below as the chairs develop their agendas in line with the organizations’ missions and goals.

The Secured Finance Network (SFNet), an international trade association connecting the interests of companies and professionals who deliver and enable secured financing to businesses, has released results of its mid-year factoring survey, which found an increase in factoring volume during the first half of 2025 despite broader economic challenges.

The Secured Finance Network (SFNet) recently released its Q2 2025 Asset-Based Lending Index and Lender Confidence Index, offering a snapshot of how the industry has rebounded after a first quarter riddled with tariff challenges while offering a safe haven amid broader market volatility.

The Secured Finance Network (SFNet) recently released its Q1 2025 Asset-Based Lending Index and Lender Confidence Index, offering a snapshot of how the industry weathered recent trade policy volatility during the first quarter of this year.

The Secured Finance Network (SFNet) has released results of its year-end factoring survey, which found a decline in factoring volume during the second half of 2024, but an overall positive sentiment moving forward in the face of economic uncertainty.

The Secured Finance Network (SFNet) recently released its Q4 2024 Asset-Based Lending Index and Lender Confidence Index, offering a snapshot of a resilient ABL market.

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Jeffrey Schmid spoke at Secured Finance Network’s Independent Finance Roundtable in Missouri earlier this week.